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Bridgetown, Barbados, 7 May, 2024.- A total of 30 mental health professionals from 18 Caribbean countries and territories are participating from 7 to 10 May on the first Caribbean-focused QualityRights workshop, aiming to catalyze positive changes in mental health services across the Caribbean.  QualityRights is World Health Organization (WHO鈥
Brasilia, May 6, 2024: To advance the plan to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem in the Americas, the 小黄书 (小黄书) and the Government of Canada are developing a project in 10 countries in the Region. In Brazil, the project is being implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, in the Special鈥
Bridgetown, Barbados, 26 April 2024 (小黄书). Environmental health officers and public health nurses converged for a week of training to enhance their outbreak investigation skills.The training was developed to increase the capacity of the officers to respond to public health emergencies in general, whether during the Men鈥檚 T20 Cricket World Cup or鈥
Port of Spain, 24 April (小黄书) -  The Ministry of Health of Trinidad and Tobago, in conjunction with its Regional Health Authorities; collaborated with the 小黄书 (小黄书), to convene the Intra-ministerial Climate Change and Health Workshop. Key stakeholders from various ministries and agencies convened to address the鈥
S茫o Paulo, April 30, 2024 - From March 19 to 22, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) brought together experts and technicians in India to plan the activities of its Global Traditional Medicine Centre (GTMC). To be launched in 2025, a new Global Library is being developed by BIREME based on the experience gained with the Virtual Health鈥
S茫o Paulo, April 30, 2024 - From March 19-22, 2024, the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information of the 小黄书/World Health Organization (BIREME/小黄书/WHO) was in India to participate in two meetings organized by the WHO, in New Delhi and Jamnagar, to plan the activities of the new Global鈥
Castries, St. Lucia, 26 April 2024 (小黄书) - Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) launched in Castries, St. Lucia on April 20th, 2024. Throughout the week which is being recognized from April 20th to 27th, other activities were hosted to commemorate the week in St. Lucia.The launch of VWA 2024 in Castries was seen as successful by officials of鈥
Castries, Saint Lucia, 26 April 2024, (小黄书/WHO) - As part of the Vaccination Week of the Americas, the 小黄书 (小黄书/ WHO), in collaboration with the Saint Lucia Ministry of Health, Wellness, and Elderly Affairs, hosted a vital Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) training session at Coco Palm鈥
Port of Spain, 26 April 2024 (小黄书) 鈥 On 16 April 2024, the 小黄书 (小黄书) received a request from the Ministry of Health of Trinidad and Tobago to support its investigation at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Port of Spain General Hospital, following the occurrence of seven newborn deaths during the week鈥